Gary Kubiak On Fred Bennett's Release
by Tim on Aug 29, 2010 10:02 PM CDT
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PrintAs TDC posted here, Fred Bennett was handed his walking papers this afternoon. While this development cannot be considered anything close to surprising, considering how far out of favor Bennett has fallen since his tremendous rookie campaign of '07, many of us have still expressed wonderment at how Bennett could have gone from promising rookie starter to unemployed. More on this in the coming days, I'm sure. Beyond the jump, some quotes from Kubes today about the former Ballhawk Gamecock.
"Obviously, we're going young at that position," Kubiak said. "From that standpoint, it's been tough for Fred. It's been an uphill battle, but he's been very professional. He's handled himself with a lot of class. Fred's had some highs and some lows here. He's been in the starting lineup, out of the starting lineup, back in it, back out. It's part of the process of this league.
"There's no doubt in my mind and in Fred's mind he can play in this league, and I think he will continue to do that. But in fairness to him, we thought it was better to do it today to give him a better chance to move on somewhere else. We wish him the best, but we just made a decision to go with these young guys."
The mothership's official article on the release of Bennett, London Crawford, and Pannel Egboh can be found here. Thoughts on the end of the Fred Bennett Era in Houston?
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It definitely makes you wonder how he regressed since his rookie year
Hopefully he’ll catch on elsewhere and get back to that form. Maybe it’ll be at safety, but a change of scenery is probably for the best since he wasn’t going to get many opportunities here.
Kubes saying that the Texans are going young at corner make me believe that Reeves could get walking papers too especially since I don’t even recall seeing him against Dallas.
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He'll end up on the freaking Colts.
Just wait.
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and or wr corp will blow him up!
just saying.
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This.
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by riversmccown on Aug 30, 2010 5:15 AM CDT up reply actions
Or
Bud Adams as a decent human being.
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by CFHTim on Aug 31, 2010 8:33 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
ehh
the “going young” comment makes me think more that Kubiak is acknowledging having a rookie starter, and two second years in the top four, as well as putting a nice spin on Bennett’s release. I’d be scared if they released Reeves (at least, without signing someone else first).
This is what happens
when you try to learn from Dunta.
Anyways.
Im quite sad to see him go, he really did great his rookie year. And I thought that he’d at least develop into an above average CB.
Wishing him good luck.
I've wondered if the Dunta situation had any effect on Bennet
I’ve never heard one thing to hint that it did, but they were supposedly close, and you have to wonder if Benet let Dunta’s situation effect his attitude.
"Well, at least our players kept their helmets on, so that showed some intelligence"-Bob McNair
I was thinking the same thing.
I remember after Bennett’s rookie campaign, him and Dunta were talking about how two Ballhawk Gamecocks would be the first CB tandem to make the probowl.
Or something like that.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Aug 30, 2010 3:02 AM CDT reply actions
I wish him luck
and also glad I’m not the only late night poster.
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Release of Bennett
If after playing since 07 he is considered “old” and we are in need of a youth player, some one is just covering their arse for keeping this wannabe around for so many seasons-all of which except 07 he was TERRIBLE. We could only count on Bennett to get yellow flags and blown coverages in all the other years!!! I am obviously NOT a sports writer or expert, but all I ever saw out of Bennett was how far back he was in covering even slow players, or how he had to grab and hold on so the faster one’s did not make him look worse than they already had on the route. I swear that Bennett must have had something on the coaching staff to have made it on the team for the last couple years; either that or they wasted a spot we could have used for some player of at least possible futher play on the 53 man roster for two years!! I would like to say to the poster that stated “watch him go to Indy” I sure hope so as we will have a certain throwing lane every time we meet them!!!!
He did have something on the coaching staff.
He put up a good rookie campaign and showed flashes of being a great CB.
I feel bad
He had immense potential in ’07, but I feel he would have been better at safety. He mighta been better than Eugene Wilson there. He was a terrible CB though.
He'll always have
That FO rating from 07 to look back on.
I think Bennet was kept around as a
safety net. Dunta was hurt a couple of years back and CB was not a depth position. I think that this release speaks well of where the coaching staff feels that our CB talent and depth are right now. Dunta is gone (praise Durga), 4 CB’s drafted in the last two years. He obviously wouldn’t beat out Jackson, McCain, or Quin. We don’t need the safety net any more.
by TexanSchmackDown on Aug 30, 2010 10:54 AM CDT reply actions
More pics than Dunta over the last three years.
Maybe somebody will give him $25 million guaranteed.
by Nashmeister on Aug 30, 2010 11:33 AM CDT reply actions 6 recs
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